Welcome to Malad City ...

The city of Malad City is located in Oneida County<1> and is the County Seat for Oneida County.

The location of Malad City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Malad City: muh-LAD<3>

Malad City was established in 1864.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Malad City has a population of 2,119 people<4> (see below for details).

The community of Malad City is 4,540 feet [1,384 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Malad City is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Malad City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Malad City: (208) and (986)<6>

The ZIP code for Malad City: 83252<7>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Malad City had an population of 2,119 people. This is an increase of 1.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Malad City had a population of 2,095 people (or 48.88% of the total population of Oneida County). This makes Malad City the county's most populous community.

The population of Malad City represents 0.13% of the total population of Idaho (which has 1,567,582 people), making it the state's 57th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,095 people, the population of Malad City decreased 2.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,158 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Malad City.

Communities near Malad City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Malad City.

• Downey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
  • Downey is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <8>
• Dayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <8>
• Weston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <8>
• Clifton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <8>
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Oxford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
• Gwenford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
  • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
• Pleasantview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
  • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
• Cherry Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
• Woodruff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Malad City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malad City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malad City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malad City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malad City. See our Newspapers Page for Malad City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malad City ...

Looking for more information about Malad City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Malad City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Malad City.

Adding Malad City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malad City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Malad City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Malad City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malad City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Malad City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/